Man From Egypt Faces Removal to Equatorial Guinea So Files Habeas in SDNY After EDVA

Man From Egypt Faces Removal to Equatorial Guinea So Files Habeas in SDNY After EDVA by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack SDNY COURTHOUSE, June 4–A man from Egypt in ICE detention in 26 Federal Plaza facing removal to Equatorial Guinea filed a habeas corpus petition in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, where Inner City Press found it.    The petition narrates that he was previously ordered released in the Eastern District of Virginia but then "Respondents determined that Mr. Elgendy did not adequately express a fear establishing that he would more likely than not be persecuted or tortured in Equatorial Guinea."  The case was assigned on June 4 to Judge Margaret M. Garnett, who ordered an answer by June 8 - and that he not be removed from SDNY, EDNY or DNJ "pending consideration of the Petition." The case is Elgendy v. Francis, et al., 1:26-cv-4716 (Garnett) *** Your support means a lot. As little as $5 a month helps keep us going and grants you access to exclusive bonus material on our Patreon page. Click here to become a patron. Feedback: Editorial [at] innercitypress.com Mail: Box 130222, Chinatown Station, NY NY 10013 Other, earlier Inner City Press are listed here, and some are available in the ProQuest service, and now on Lexis-Nexis.  Copyright 2006-2026 Inner City Press, Inc. To request reprint or other permission, e-contact Editorial [at] innercitypress.com